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Cleavers that emerge in the fall can survive a cold winter if they’re under a nice blanket of snow. With all the snow this winter, any fields that had cleavers……
Snow cover benefits cleavers
February 7, 2011
Weeds
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Management tips for unseeded acres
January 19, 2011
Canola growers with excessive moisture in 2010 face many unknowns and issues for 2011. The following tips will help growers prepare these fields for 2011: Get a soil analysis. Nutrient……
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Scout at harvest to help with 2011 planning
August 25, 2010
At harvest, look for late-season diseases and insect damage that can help with decision making next year. —Break open the stems of any bleached white plants and look for hard……
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Be Export Ready: Know pre-harvest Intervals and follow product registrations
July 28, 2010
Considering pre-harvest weed control, desiccation or late insect and disease control? Then look at the pre-harvest interval (PHI) of a product before spraying. PHI is the number of days that……
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How late can you spray?
June 23, 2010
Many growers have not been able to apply their second and some cases first weed control application but the crop is near the end of the application window. Roundup can……
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Take action on weeds and cutworms
June 16, 2010
Issues of the week June 16, 2010 — Spraying delays due to wet fields, rain and wind have made for a “super weedy year.” Prepare to spray twice and use……
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Tank mixing herbicides with insecticides
June 16, 2010
Timing needs to be right for both the weeds and the insect. Presently there are no insecticide tank mixes registered for glyphosate, Liberty or Odyssey for applications in canola. Recent……
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Tips for aerial spraying and seeding
June 9, 2010
Issues of the week June 9, 2010 — With many reports of weeds getting ahead of the crop, weed control is the big push this week. For excessively wet conditions,……
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Tips for spraying in wet conditions
June 9, 2010
1. Missing a window of opportunity (due to moisture or any other reason) with herbicides, fungicides or insecticides often results in greater yield losses because the pests will have had……